When it comes to drinking and driving in Michigan, penalties can be harsh, and the effects can be long lasting. When someone younger than 21 is charged with drunk driving, they need to be aware of what could happen to them if they are convicted. A 19-year-old Howell...

Detroit Pistons’ center Ben Wallace could be sentenced to three months in jail after he entered a guilty plea earlier this month for driving while intoxicated and possessing a firearm under the influence of alcohol. According to a recent news report, Wallace was...

Sometimes it is difficult to tell exactly what happened in an alleged drunk driving incident. This is often because news reports are mostly based on police reports, which present the information from a viewpoint favorable to police. In some cases, vital information...

Ann Arbor, Michigan, readers may remember an incident in 2008 when a MegaBus driver was arrested here for DUI. This time a MegaBus driver was arrested near Iowa City, Iowa, for drunk driving. The bus driver was carrying passengers from Chicago to Des Moines, when it...

Many Michigan residents feel that the state’s Driver Responsibility Act is the modern day equivalent of debtor’s prison. Some are calling for its repeal, or at least a rollback of the fines imposed. The law has been on the books since 2003, supposedly...